The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 444
... majority , and the constitutional committee , which settled the draft to be submitted to the Convention , departed from the compromise of 1891 , and allowed the Senate full power to amend taxation bills . Then followed the most critical ...
... majority , and the constitutional committee , which settled the draft to be submitted to the Convention , departed from the compromise of 1891 , and allowed the Senate full power to amend taxation bills . Then followed the most critical ...
Page 458
... majority of the States a majority of the electors voting approve the proposed law , and if a majority of all the electors voting also approve the proposed law " the measure , on receiving the royal assent , becomes effective , and the ...
... majority of the States a majority of the electors voting approve the proposed law , and if a majority of all the electors voting also approve the proposed law " the measure , on receiving the royal assent , becomes effective , and the ...
Page 579
... majority of 72,476 . The States which recorded affirmative majorities were Victoria , Western Australia and Tasmania ; but the large negative majority of 177,739 in New South Wales was too heavy to be counter - balanced ; and negative ...
... majority of 72,476 . The States which recorded affirmative majorities were Victoria , Western Australia and Tasmania ; but the large negative majority of 177,739 in New South Wales was too heavy to be counter - balanced ; and negative ...
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